Beef burgers are classic, and nothing beats driving to Jack In the Box at 1 AM to devour a triple cheeseburger with bacon because you have the munchies. But burger buns have a sort of open relationship with beef patties. In fact, burger buns can see and wrap around any meat they want.

Let your burger buns stray and play this summer by making a burger using pork and fennel. Fennel adds an anise-flavored spice to the pork, giving it a kick in the flavor department. Watch this episode of The Minimalist to get the how-to.